AIT Lead Engineer

Amaris GROUP SA; Guildford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Amaris Consulting is seeking an AIT & EVT Spacecraft Test Consultant to plan, coordinate, and execute spacecraft or payload ground tests from in-house to external campaigns. You will work with the core project team to ensure fully tested spacecraft systems and manage test equipment, schedules, and documentation.

The role requires spaceflight hardware experience, detailed test planning, and the ability to coordinate teams across activities, including occasional overseas travel and flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Spaceflight hardware experience with integrated system testing.
• Detailed test planning, scheduling, verification, and traceability.
• Experience coordinating test teams and resource planning.
• Proficiency with RF and communications test equipment.
• Knowledge of electrical/electronics principles and EGSE systems.
• Degree in engineering or science field.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute spacecraft or payload tests during the ground test phase.
• Collaborate with PM, AIT Manager, and Systems Engineer to deliver tested systems.
• Coordinate test operators and technical representatives per schedules and priorities.
• Prepare documentation and present technical content during reviews.
• Facilitate and schedule AIT ground support equipment and harnesses.
• Define and maintain test and integration plans traceable to requirements.
• Oversee unit to environmental verification campaigns and logistics.
• Support ground segment commissioning, launch, and early orbit activities as needed.

Skills

Spaceflight hardware

Test planning

Scheduling

Documentation

RF test equipment

Electrical/ Electronics

EGSE concepts

Microsoft Office

Education

Engineering or science degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Outlook

Excel

EGSE systems

Job description

You will join Amaris Consulting within our engineering consulting scope, supporting spacecraft and payload assembly, integration, testing, and environmental verification activities. As an AIT & EVT Spacecraft Test Consultant, the role will focus on planning, coordinating, and executing spacecraft or payload-level ground test activities, from in-house integration and testing through to external environmental test campaigns and mission support phases.

Your Missions

• Plan, coordinate, and execute spacecraft or payload assembly, integration, testing, and environmental verification activities during the mission ground test phase.
• Work as a key member of the core project team alongside the Project Manager, AIT Manager, and Systems Engineer to deliver fully tested spacecraft or payload systems.
• Coordinate test operators and responsible technical representatives in line with system-level schedules, requirements, and project priorities.
• Prepare documentation and present technical content during design, test, and project reviews for internal and external audiences.
• Facilitate and schedule AIT support equipment, including electrical ground support equipment, mechanical ground support equipment, test equipment, spacecraft harnesses, payload harnesses, and ground test cables.
• Define, implement, and maintain test plans, integration plans, and test procedures traceable to system-level requirements.
• Oversee and participate in unit, subsystem, system-level, and environmental verification test campaigns, including logistics and facility coordination.
• Support ground segment commissioning, launch and early orbit phase activities, training programmes, bids, and proposals when required.

Your Profile

• Experience working with spaceflight hardware, including integrated system testing at spacecraft or payload level.
• Experience in detailed test planning, scheduling, verification, validation, and requirement traceability.
• Experience coordinating test teams in dynamic technical environments, including work package planning, resource coordination, and facility negotiations.
• Experience with flight build, ground testing, development testing, and environmental verification activities.
• Proficiency in electronic test equipment usage, including RF and communications equipment.
• Knowledge of electrical and electronics principles, material usage in spaceflight environments, EGSE systems, scripting, and Microsoft Office tools, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Microsoft Project.
• Academic background with a degree, HND, or HNC in an engineering or science discipline.
• English fluent.
• EU-based personal security clearance held currently or within the last five years, and citizenship of a European Union member state or Schengen-associated country.
• Strong problem-solving, technical writing, presentation, communication, teamwork, attention to detail, accountability, flexibility, and pragmatic decision‑making skills, with the ability to work under pressure, manage ambiguity, support irregular hours, weekend work, shifts, overseas travel, and site mobility when required.

What We Offer

• An international community bringing together 110+ different nationalities.
• An environment where trust has a central place: 70% of our key leaders started their careers at the first level of responsibilities.
• A robust training system with our internal Academy and 250+ available modules.
• A vibrant workplace that frequently gathers for internal events, including afterworks and team buildings.
• Exposure to high-impact aerospace and spacecraft development projects in an international technical environment.
• The opportunity to contribute to complex engineering activities involving spacecraft integration, system‑level testing, environmental verification, and mission support.
• At Mantu, sustainability is part of everything we do. You’ll have the opportunity to turn your ideas into action and make a tangible impact. Every day, our teams bring our ESG commitments to life, from reducing our footprint to driving positive change within our communities. Through our WeCare Together program, you’ll be empowered to design and lead projects that create real social or environmental impact, with the company's full support.

Amaris Consulting is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace. We are committed to promoting diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. For this purpose, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, beliefs, age, marital status, disability, or other characteristics.